Adolescent IOP Clinical Therapist

Company: NorthStar Transitions
Location: Boulder
Posted on: August 31, 2024

Job Description:

Description:

Job Overview:

As the Adolescent IOP Clinical Therapist, you will provide adolescent clients with intensive group and individual therapy for addictions by providing clinical services and education.

Requirements

IOP Clinical Therapist Job Responsibilities:

Plan for and implement virtual evidence-based skills and process groups for group therapy sessions.
Facilitate recovery-focused and trauma-informed individual and family therapy
Perform intake, ongoing, and discharge assessments
Document client progress and recommendations for care
Facilitate case management assessment and care coordination within and outside of the agency
Collaborate and coordinate with child welfare services, probation, schools, juvenile justice, hospitals, and other external partners to meet the needs of the client & family.
Maintain client records as required by NorthStar Transitions and the Office of Behavioral Health, and The Joint Commission.
Determine and evaluate program efficacy and client progress through outcome measures
Engage in professional development of mental health and substance abuse counseling, including evidence-based practices, as well as program development
Participate in weekly team meeting
Participate in regular supervision
Performs Suicide Screenings and Assessments.
Performs Verbal de-escalation
Complete trainings related to agency mission, clinical model, and job responsibilities
Participate in marketing events and community education events
Requirements:

Required Qualifications/Education:

Master's degree in the counseling field and actively working toward licensure as LPC, LCSW, LMFT
Licensure and/or CAS or LAC preferred
2 years of clinical experience providing substance abuse and/or mental health treatment for adults or adolescents.
Prior experience providing therapeutic interventions for the psychiatric mental health population for adolescents with behavioral health disorders, preferably in a group setting.

Core Competencies:

Thorough knowledge of psychotherapy, substance abuse, and process disorders treatment modalities, not limited to: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and 12-Step.
Ability to facilitate experiential and somatic-based interventions
Knowledge of and ability to diagnose using DSM V and ASAM
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, OBH regulations for Substance Use Disorders treatment facilities and managed care requirements of insurance partners.
Ability to perform clinical assessments and develop strengths-based, client-centered treatment plans
Knowledge of program development and outcome measures
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to navigate conflict
Good technical skills, including the ability to navigate Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Record, and Google email systems
Excellent organizational skills

Benefits:

Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, Critical and Accident after waiting period
401k with matching after a 90-day waiting period
7 Company Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick time

Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Works in a home office environment

Physical Demands:

Ability to move arms, hands, and fingers.
Ability to sit for sustained periods.
Prolonged sitting with some standing and bending intermittently during work hours.

NorthStar Transitions is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran, disability status or any other status protected under federal, state or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year

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